Slovakia’s Fico to take government reins in time for EU summit
Slovakia’s president will appoint a new government on Wednesday (25 October) led by three-time leftist prime minister Robert Fico, who won a 30
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Berisha refuses to attend court as legal wrangles intensify
Former Albanian Prime Minster and President Sali Berisha did not attend court on Tuesday despite being ordered to appear on charges of corruption related to the privatisation of a former…
Bulgaria tops global rule of law progress, Greece hits bottom
The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by EURACTIV. Today’s edition is powered by European DIGITAL SME Alliance The DIGITAL SME summit lands in Brussels on…
Anti-Black racism is rising in EU countries, led by Germany, study finds
Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of discrimination and harassment, a survey of first- and second-generation Black immigrants in…
French medicine safety body issues warning for over-the-counter cold tablets
Medicines that can be bought without a prescription to treat blocked noses pose a rare but very serious risk to users, the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines…
Dispute over working hours main obstacle to possible Sumar-PSOE government
Reducing the working week is the main obstacle to a quick government agreement between the left-wing Sumar platform and the Socialist Party of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the progressive…
Russian oil company promises to pay more taxes to Bulgaria to save oil imports
Lukoil’s refinery in Bulgaria promised Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov to pay almost twice as much tax to the state after the Bulgarian parliament threatened to ban Russian crude oil…
France calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ ahead of Macron’s Israel trip
France is calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to allow aid to reach civilians, particularly in Gaza, a move French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has said will…
Spain’s Jewish community denounces the biggest increase in anti-Semitism
Spain has seen the sharpest rise in anti-Semitism recently following the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian war in early October, Isaac Benzaquén, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain,…
Italy calls for Palestinians to be protected, stresses the need to differentiate from Hamas
Ministers in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government called to protect civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli, and suggested Israel target Hamas headquarter instead of civilians who have no fault in the…